CVE-2016-8823

high

Description

All versions of NVIDIA Windows GPU Display Driver contain a vulnerability in the kernel mode layer handler for DxgDdiEscape where the size of an input buffer is not validated leading to a denial of service or possible escalation of privileges

References

http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0217/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94918

http://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/4278

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2016-12-16

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H